WIND-TIGHT, adjective [wind and tight.] So tight as to prevent the passing of wind.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
WIND-TIGHT, adjective [wind and tight.] So tight as to prevent the passing of wind.
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